filesystem vs 1mcp

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	1mcp by slzcdhd
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Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	10 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

1mcp · Summary

1mcp is a central proxy server that aggregates multiple MCP servers into a unified interface.

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

1mcp · Use cases

Organizing multiple MCP servers into a single endpoint for client applications
Distributing MCP capabilities across different physical machines or environments
Providing failover and load balancing for MCP server clusters

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

1mcp · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+
npm or yarn

Setup

Clone and install dependencies:

git clone <repository-url>
cd 1mcp
npm install

Build the project:

npm run build

Create configuration file:

cp config/mcp_servers.json.example config/mcp_servers.json

Start the server:

npm start

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "1mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["<path-to-1mcp>/dist/main.js"],
      "env": {
        "CONFIG_PATH": "<path-to-config>/mcp_servers.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

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